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Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model

Some adolescents could successfully adapt with exposed risks and they are identified as resilient. Students identified as resilient are those who can successfully adapt with exposed risks. Resiliency is related to the individual quality or strength that increases his/her ability to withstand adversi...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, A., Jamaluddin, S., Symaco, L., Darusalam, G.
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Published: Time Taylor Academic Journals 2010
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spelling my.um.eprints.103272014-10-30T00:58:57Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/10327/ Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model Abu Bakar, A. Jamaluddin, S. Symaco, L. Darusalam, G. L Education (General) Some adolescents could successfully adapt with exposed risks and they are identified as resilient. Students identified as resilient are those who can successfully adapt with exposed risks. Resiliency is related to the individual quality or strength that increases his/her ability to withstand adversity (Holmes, 2006). A resilient person has also been described as one who commonly displays social competence, problem solving skills, optimism, invulnerability and person-environment fit (Brown et al, 2001; Kaplan, 2000). This paper makes an attempt to validate empirically the measurement model of adolescent resiliency using structural equation modeling (SEM). The adolescents? conceptions of resiliency measured such dimensions as active skills, future orientation, and risk taking and independence. This study was done to validate the Resiliency Belief Scales (Mrazek & Mrazek, 1987) based on a total sample of 308 secondary school students from east-coast of peninsular Malaysia. Cross-validation of the Resiliency Belief Scales (RBS) was done using a sub-sample of 148 students. . The Resiliency Belief Scales which was adapted from (Trammel, 2003), was used in this study. The instrument consisted of 45 items and the items were hypothesized a priori to have non-zero loadings on all dimensions in the model. Analysis of the items resulted in a well-fitting model (χ2 = 1.327; df = 1; GFI = .998; CFI = .996; RMSEA = .03). Time Taylor Academic Journals 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/10327/1/00009968_55658.pdf Abu Bakar, A. and Jamaluddin, S. and Symaco, L. and Darusalam, G. (2010) Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 4. p. 68. ISSN 2094-0734
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topic L Education (General)
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Abu Bakar, A.
Jamaluddin, S.
Symaco, L.
Darusalam, G.
Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model
description Some adolescents could successfully adapt with exposed risks and they are identified as resilient. Students identified as resilient are those who can successfully adapt with exposed risks. Resiliency is related to the individual quality or strength that increases his/her ability to withstand adversity (Holmes, 2006). A resilient person has also been described as one who commonly displays social competence, problem solving skills, optimism, invulnerability and person-environment fit (Brown et al, 2001; Kaplan, 2000). This paper makes an attempt to validate empirically the measurement model of adolescent resiliency using structural equation modeling (SEM). The adolescents? conceptions of resiliency measured such dimensions as active skills, future orientation, and risk taking and independence. This study was done to validate the Resiliency Belief Scales (Mrazek & Mrazek, 1987) based on a total sample of 308 secondary school students from east-coast of peninsular Malaysia. Cross-validation of the Resiliency Belief Scales (RBS) was done using a sub-sample of 148 students. . The Resiliency Belief Scales which was adapted from (Trammel, 2003), was used in this study. The instrument consisted of 45 items and the items were hypothesized a priori to have non-zero loadings on all dimensions in the model. Analysis of the items resulted in a well-fitting model (χ2 = 1.327; df = 1; GFI = .998; CFI = .996; RMSEA = .03).
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author Abu Bakar, A.
Jamaluddin, S.
Symaco, L.
Darusalam, G.
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Jamaluddin, S.
Symaco, L.
Darusalam, G.
author_sort Abu Bakar, A.
title Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model
title_short Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model
title_full Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model
title_fullStr Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model
title_full_unstemmed Resiliency among secondary school students in Malaysia: assessment of the measurement model
title_sort resiliency among secondary school students in malaysia: assessment of the measurement model
publisher Time Taylor Academic Journals
publishDate 2010
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